-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Sgt. Luke Fleener, of the Webster County Sheriff’s Department, discusses scenarios which might threaten the school during a safety meeting at Butler Elementary School Monday afternoon.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Rob Hughes, Fort Dodge Community School District assistant superintendent, left, and Butler Principal Stephanie Anderson stand near the main entrance of Butler Elementary School Monday afternoon. Hughes and Anderson were both at Butler Elementary School when it went on lockdown Nov. 28 after a shooting occurred in the neighborhood.
Funeral services for Harold J. Bailey, age 76 of Ft. Dodge will be at 10:00 am Thursday December 8, 2016 at the Bruce’s Funeral Home in Ft. Dodge, with interment following at Cass Center Cemetery near Webster City, Iowa. Harold James Bailey was born March 15, 1940 to Floyd S. and Marguerite E. (Ruby) Bailey in Ft. Dodge, Iowa. In his younger years Harold loved to lift weights. He also loved watching all kinds of sports on TV and was a fanatic about politics. Harold is survived by 2 brothers: Jack (Donna) Bailey of Ft. Dodge; and Dave Bailey of Newton, Iowa; 2 sisters Doris Pelz of Mercedes, Texas, Jan (Dennis) Sheker and Bev (Marvin) Summers both of Ft. Dodge, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister Annebelle Bailey and brother Bill Bailey.